Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

The nonstop is quickest: Delta MSP → ORF (2h 52m), on time 63% of the time. Southwest via BWI (5h 15m) is more reliable, 92%, but takes 2h 23m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	MSP	ORF	2h 52m	64%	1.4%	350	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Norfolk on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Norfolk is 1 h ahead of Minneapolis). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	MSP 05:25 → BWI 08:50WN 3658	1h 50m Baltimore	BWI 10:40 → ORF 11:40WN 1070	5h 15m	100%	92%
Southwest Details →	MSP 05:00 → MDW 06:30WN 2520	1h 10m Chicago	MDW 07:40 → ORF 10:45WN 1661	4h 45m	100%	88%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	MSP 07:17 → IAD 10:52DL 3699 · flown by SkyWest	2h 13m Dulles	IAD 13:05 → ORF 14:17UA 6313 · flown by Mesa	6h 00m	95%	88%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	MSP 05:50 → DEN 06:55WN 1525	2h 45m Denver	DEN 09:40 → ORF 15:18UA 2011	8h 28m	100%	85%
American Details →	MSP 10:31 → ORD 12:16AA 4162 · flown by Envoy	2h 23m Chicago	ORD 14:39 → ORF 17:59AA 4164 · flown by Envoy	6h 32m	97%	81%
Delta Details →	MSP 05:20 → ATL 08:48DL 1062	2h 22m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → ORF 12:47DL 2925	6h 32m	98%	80%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	MSP 07:00 → ORD 08:35DL 1544	3h 47m Chicago	ORD 12:22 → ORF 15:50UA 5449 · flown by SkyWest	7h 50m	98%	78%
American Details →	MSP 06:19 → CLT 10:00AA 894	1h 20m Charlotte	CLT 11:20 → ORF 12:34AA 2254	5h 15m	94%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MSP 17:47 → CLT 21:29AA 2151	1h 00m Charlotte	CLT 22:29 → ORF 23:43AA 2674	4h 58m	62%	42%
Southwest Details →	MSP 18:00 → BWI 21:25WN 2963	1h 10m Baltimore	BWI 22:35 → ORF 23:35WN 1040	4h 35m	65%	31%
American Details →	MSP 10:34 → DFW 13:05AA 2152	53m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 13:58 → ORF 18:00AA 2265	6h 26m	73%	29%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

DTW · 1h 13m · leaves 06:04 3%

CLT · 1h 20m · leaves 06:19 6%

ATL · 58m · leaves 05:20 8%

Afternoon and evening

MDW · 1h 15m · leaves 16:15 32%

BWI · 1h 10m · leaves 18:00 35%

CLT · 1h 00m · leaves 17:47 38%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON